Undervalued8 Mar 2021 10:44
We are massively undervalued IMO and at the moment there is a trust/credibility issue. The next few RNSs should put that to bed. We are a high growth co so making losses shouldn’t mean our market cap so low as we should look forward. See below from deliveroo article and the same applies re value -
How can a company that lost over £200m in a year when trading conditions could not have been more favourable be worth so many billions?
That's the question many will be asking when trying to work out why Deliveroo is expected to hit that valuation when it makes its stock market debut in London.
The answer, of course, is that stock markets are all about pricing future profits, or at least in Deliveroo's case, the hope of future profits. The online food delivery service has grown quickly during the pandemic - sales last year were more than £4bn, nearly two-thirds up on 2019 - and it has been able to reduce its annual loss.
It is also investing heavily in technology and geographical expansion, and is eager to show investors that it has now honed its model and operating systems to the point that they can be quickly introduced into many more markets.
This promise of rapid growth and eventual bumper profits is what will drive Deliveroo's share price when it eventually comes to market. The challenge for its management team, led by founder Will Shu, is turning the promise into reality.